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Keiran Fleming

Teenage girl saves Celtic fan's life when she collapses and stops breathing walking home from match

A teenage Celtic fan saved the live of another supporter who collapsed in the street as they made their way home from Parkhead.

Shannon Lorenston was just 16 years old and heading to Queen Street Station after watching her team beat Motherwell 6-0 on May 14 to win the league title when the drama unfolded.

She mustered all the skills she'd learned doing first aid courses during lockdown to take control of the scene and provide life-saving treatment.

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She told Glasgow Live: "I started to walk home after football celebrations.

"I was walking past Queen Street Station when I saw a crowd of people so I went over and saw someone lying on the ground.

"Everyone else didn't really know what to do so I just checked if she was breathing and if she had a pulse but she didn't. So I started chest compressions and I handed the phone to the person next to me who phoned 999.

"A police woman came over and I was still doing chest compressions and then a rapid response team arrived."

Now she's been nominated for a Scottish First Aid Award after details of her heroics emerged.

The 17-year-old believes the lessons she took online helped her cope with the harrowing situation.

Shannon said: "I do a lot of first aid courses. I have autism so learning about first aid is my special thing and this is also why I study healthcare.

"I knew straight away that when she wasn't breathing this is what I had to do because I knew no one else around me knew what to do. When I was doing the chest compressions I felt as though no one was around me.

"I didn't feel any pressure, I was focussed on doing the chest compressions because I knew if I didn't do it, God knows what would have happened."

After the paramedics arrived on Ingram Street the teen hopped on the train to Grangemouth and was hit by shock.

Shannon quickly called her parents to explain what had happened on her walk home from Celtic Park.

The hero said: "I was really hyper and phoned my mum and dad first. They couldn't believe it because not a lot of daughters tell their parents that they were saving someone's life.

"The next day it kind of sunk in. We tried to phone the police and find out a bit more about what happened.

"I didn't get a name of the person before I got on the train home. I don't really go anywhere with my friends much, I just go to the football because that is something I really love."

The teen believes that learning the basics of first aid is of paramount importance and should be taught as early as possible. Without her basic knowledge the woman she saved may not be living today.

Shannon is pursuing a career as a paramedic and hopes her skills can help many others in the future

The 17-year-old said: "It makes me feel proud that I was able to go out and save a life."

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